The team is scheduled to pick first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. The 2024 season is officially over for the Tennessee Titans. In ended on a gloomy Sunday at Nissan Stadium with a 23-14 loss to the Texans. The Titans finished with a 3-14 record, and on a six-game losing streak.
“Obviously not the way we wanted to finish this season off,” Coach Brian Callahan said after the game. “Appreciate the effort, the preparation, the process that our team put in this entire season.”
Tennessee’s loss, paired with New England’s win against the Bills on Sunday, moved the Titans to first place in the draft order for thecApril draft in Green Bay.
“From my perspective, the only direction we can go is forward,” says PRIDE staffer Marcus Jones, who witnessed Sunday’s game in Nissan Stadium. “Having reached the lowest point, we cannot descend further. We must focus on the future, maintaining faith and hope that everything will improve.
“This is where faith plays a crucial role in life, as we navigate through challenges and uncertainties, never knowing what the next day will bring. However, we must believe that everything will work out for the best. Reflecting on the current season, we learn and grow, acknowledging that the future is unpredictable. Nevertheless, we are currently at the bottom, so the only direction is up.”
Meanwhile, the NFL Playoffs get underway this Saturday, January 11 in Houston and Baltimore, as the Texans host the LA Chargers at 3:30pm on CBS (and Paramount +) and the Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:00pm on Amazon Prime.
Sunday, the Wild Card Weekend moves to Buffalo, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay, as the Bills welcome the Denver Broncos at Noon on CBS (and Paramount +), the Green Bay Packers visit the Eagles at 3:30pm on Fox, and the Buccaneers bring in the Washington Commanders on NBC (and Peacock) at 6:30pm.
Monday Night Football season finale features the Wild Card Weekend finale as the Minnesota Vikings travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams at 7:00pm on ABC (and ESPN).
The six winners continue in four games, joined by top seeds Kansas City and Detroit, on Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19.
College football playoffs are continuing with Notre Dame vs Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 9, and Texas vs Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, January 10. Those winners play for the National Championship on Monday, January 20 in Atlanta. All games at 6:30pm on ESPN.
Sports World Mourns Greg Gumbel
Gregory Girard Gumbel was a three time Emmy Award winning television sportscaster. He was best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports, most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball. He became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. Until 2023, Gumbel was the studio host for CBS’ men’s college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS.
Born May 3, 1946, he had two sisters, Renee Gumbel-Farrahi and Rhonda Gumbel-Thomas, and a younger brother, Bryant Gumbel, who also pursued a network television broadcasting career. In 1976, Gumbel married Marcy Kaczynski, and they had a daughter, Michelle. Gumbel died from cancer at home in Davie, Florida, on December 27, 2024, at the age of 78.
